Member Connection, January 20, 2023

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The HUDSONALPHA TECH CHALLENGE is a hackathon hosted by the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. Teams take on exciting challenges in biotech and attempt to solve those challenges through innovation and creativity. Participants will have the opportunity to learn more about some of the new frontiers in biotech and computer science.

Meant to engage the development community and take on challenges in life sciences using business strategy, software development and technology, HATCH is one of the only life sciences hackathons in the world.

MARCH 3–5, 2023 in Huntsville, Alabama

Designed for high school and college students, software developers, entrepreneurs, designers and biotech engineers, HATCH provides valuable learning experiences and professional development opportunities in a fun, high stakes, competitive environment.

HATCH alumni work at...

Huntsville/Madison

HudsonAlphaTechChallenge.org

Huntsville/Madison County Chamber

Huntsville/Madison County Chamber

Huntsville/Madison County Chamber

On the Spot Full Service Car Wash

6555 University Drive NW Huntsville AL 35801-1717 (256) 721-4200

https://onthespotautodetail.com/

Here at On The Spot, our hearts have always beat for the purity of the aesthetic of automobiles. We have been serving our customers in the Madison and Huntsville area with quality and attention to detail service since we opened in 2005. On The Spot started as a mobile unit business consisting of a pickup truck, a trailer, and a pressure washer. Using the bootstrapping method, owner Nate Sharp has grown the business to seven locations across the Southeast USA, which currently operate with six mobile units and an appointment list two months long. Now, every vehicle that goes through our state-of-the-art facilities or Mobile-Unit is treated with absolute respect; and every employee on our staff stands behind our motto, “No spot goes untouched!” On The Spot is an organization with a long-term commitment to continuous extraordinary satisfaction. Our mission here at On The Spot is to become the first-choice supplier to all of our current and future customers. By listening to our customers’ wants and needs, we have developed a system to succeed.

Currently, we are building our $7 million flagship facility in Huntsville, Alabama with state-of-the-art equipment and an assembly-style conveyor belt running over 220 feet in length. The Grand Opening is set for early 2023. At this location, On the Spot will boast the world’s longest full-service process. This wash service combines both man and machine into an efficient assembly line. Our mission is to provide an exceptional level of clean that requires no work on the part of the customer. But we are not just a carwash. Our facility is also equipped with two dry bays for tint and paint correction, three detailing bays, and one hand wash bay. We will also be serving our customers via mobile units. There is no other facility where you can get protective, restorative, and aesthetic services for your vehicle in the same facility where you get a high-quality wash.

We have noticed that many express wash customers spend an average of thirty minutes after their wash cleaning their vehicles themselves. We would like to offer our customers a more relaxing and enjoyable experience during their wash while our employees do all the work, leaving the car clean inside and out. For customers, we will have a 40ft wraparound bar that will serve snacks, beverages, and complimentary beer and wine. We will also have a Spot-on self-serve station for all customers, featuring fair trade coffee, organic sodas, and snacks. Available to members will be a cigar lounge, where they can view the final stages of our assembly-line process. There will also be an outdoor patio and free high-speed Wifi. The customer waiting areas will include a 700-gallon saltwater aquarium and over 20 large 4k televisions.

This facility was a plan seven years in the making. Nate saw a need in the market for a full-service car wash that provides a total clean for customers so they do not have to do any work themselves, while still upholding his philosophy that “no spot goes untouched.” On The Spot’s hand-wash only facility can finish up to 110 cars per day, but it is currently well past capacity. Nate came up with the idea of running a single assembly line process,

Discover the Gifts You Bring to Work

There are six different types of gifts that are required of any group of people trying to get something done.

Knowing your gifts allow you to make adjustments in your life that increase your work satisfaction, raise your level of effectiveness, and increase the likelihood of sustainable success. The Working Genius assessment can help you to experience the relief and joy that this knowledge can bring to you.

Even better, give the assessment to your whole team. There are two fundamental ways that a team can be transformed by using The Six Types of Working Genius.

First, individual team members can increase their productivity and morale by maximizing the time they spend in their areas of genius and minimizing the time they spend in their areas of frustration.

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DATA SCIENCE

DATA ANALYTICS & VISUALIZATION

21 Professional Development Hours | 2.1 Accredited CEUs

Leveraging that data effectively can provide timely insights and a competitive advantage. Data analysis is now a critical part of many job roles. Beyond the analysis, it is imperative to present and communicate findings in visually compelling ways. In this course, you will analyze and visualize data utilizing a number of leading analytics/visualization software options, both proprietary and open-source. Use these tools to connect to a wide range of data sources, perform robust data analysis, and create diverse and impactful data-backed visualizations showing insights and trends. Learn how to turn analyzed data into presentations necessary for making strategic decisions.

Prerequisite: Familiarity with Excel 2016 is recommended.

FUNDAMENTALS OF MODERN DATA ANALYTICS

21 Professional Development Hours | 2.1 Accredited CEUs

Derive the greatest benefit possible from data, and ensure that the conclusions you draw are valid. Apply a decisionmaking framework within which you will interact with data to achieve the best outcome. Gain an overview of modern data analytic techniques, and explore foundational concepts in data management, processing, statistical computing, and dynamic visualization using a variety of commonly used tools. Decision trees, algorithms, association mining, statistical modeling, linear models, and instance-based learning will be covered. Build computational abilities, inferential thinking, and practical skills for tackling core data scientific challenges.

Prerequisite: Familiarity with statistics.

INTRO TO DATA VISUALIZATION USING TABLEAU

14 Professional Development Hours | 1.4 Accredited CEUs

Discover the many benefits of using Tableau®, an industry leader in data visualization, and capture a competitive edge in today’s market. Learn to quickly create interactive visualizations, charts, and graphical plots via an understanding of data manipulation and statistical analysis. Join us in developing the ability to create, modify, and share large datadriven insights to better portray current information. Enjoy the benefits of analyzing raw data and finding timely insights with vast amounts of computational power. Explore, analyze, and report insights and trends with industry-leading visualizations. Learn to manipulate data through statistical computations and best-of-practice methodologies.

BASIC BUSINESS STATISTICS

24 Professional Development Hours | 2.4 Accredited CEUs

Learn the basic concepts of data analysis and statistical computing. Topics covered include basic descriptive measures, measures of association, probability theory, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing. The main objective is to provide you with pragmatic tools for assessing statistical claims and conducting statistical analysis.

View course dates, times, & instructors here. For more information: pdsolutions.uah.edu | 256.824.4430

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From project management and construction to design and engineering, our team works quickly and efficiently to get the job done right the first time. We will walk with you through each step of your project, making sure to stay one step ahead of any potential issues through proactive planning and resource allocations. At Velox, we can fill in any knowledge gaps no matter the project stage. Our focus is your

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